Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400)	3,346	$25,317,379
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100)	4,036	$33,341,117
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,740	$25,317,379
Top 2014 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	101	$25,317,379
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,649	$25,317,379
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,907	$25,317,379
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800)	1,739	$25,317,379
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700)	675	$25,317,379
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,136	$25,317,379
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400)	370	$25,317,379

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 12, 2014	4	$6,896,593		979	$7,045	$6,896,593	1
Dec 19, 2014	8	$3,590,013	-48%	1,307	$2,747	$12,477,306	2
Dec 26, 2014	12	$3,639,210	+1%	1,426	$2,552	$19,100,530	3
Jan 2, 2015	16	$2,139,861	-41%	1,195	$1,791	$23,740,325	4
Jan 9, 2015	22	$545,473	-75%	636	$858	$24,886,066	5
Jan 16, 2015	36	$135,558	-75%	83	$1,633	$25,203,811	6
Jan 23, 2015	57	$22,065	-84%	16	$1,379	$25,277,561	7
Jan 30, 2015	56	$22,089	n/c	69	$320	$25,305,352	8

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 11, 2014	P	$191,324			0		$191,324
Dec 12, 2014	3	$2,516,817			979	$2,571	$2,516,817	1
Dec 13, 2014	5	$2,876,324	+14%		979	$2,938	$5,393,141	2
Dec 14, 2014	6	$1,503,452	-48%		979	$1,536	$6,896,593	3
Dec 15, 2014	4	$517,657	-66%		979	$529	$7,414,250	4
Dec 16, 2014	5	$585,254	+13%		979	$598	$7,999,504	5
Dec 17, 2014	6	$447,007	-24%		979	$457	$8,446,511	6
Dec 18, 2014	6	$440,782	-1%		979	$450	$8,887,293	7
Dec 19, 2014	-	$1,050,060	+138%	-58%	1,307	$803	$9,937,353	8
Dec 20, 2014	8	$1,500,514	+43%	-48%	1,307	$1,148	$11,437,867	9
Dec 21, 2014	10	$1,039,439	-31%	-31%	1,307	$795	$12,477,306	10
Dec 22, 2014	10	$525,344	-49%	+1%	1,307	$402	$13,002,650	11
Dec 23, 2014	-	$581,140	+11%	-1%	1,307	$445	$13,583,790	12
Dec 24, 2014	-	$416,722	-28%	-7%	1,307	$319	$14,000,512	13
Dec 25, 2014	-	$1,460,808	+251%	+231%	1,426	$1,024	$15,461,320	14
Dec 26, 2014	12	$1,359,752	-7%	+29%	1,426	$954	$16,821,072	15
Dec 27, 2014	12	$1,406,360	+3%	-6%	1,426	$986	$18,227,432	16
Dec 28, 2014	-	$873,098	-38%	-16%	1,426	$612	$19,100,530	17
Dec 29, 2014	14	$563,305	-35%	+7%	1,426	$395	$19,663,835	18
Dec 30, 2014	-	$569,200	+1%	-2%	1,426	$399	$20,233,035	19
Dec 31, 2014	-	$474,573	-17%	+14%	1,426	$333	$20,707,608	20
Jan 1, 2015	15	$892,856	+88%	-39%	1,426	$626	$21,600,464	21
Jan 2, 2015	-	$884,948	-1%	-35%	1,195	$741	$22,485,412	22
Jan 3, 2015	-	$817,865	-8%	-42%	1,195	$684	$23,303,277	23
Jan 4, 2015	-	$437,048	-47%	-50%	1,195	$366	$23,740,325	24
Jan 5, 2015	16	$172,336	-61%	-69%	1,195	$144	$23,912,661	25
Jan 6, 2015	15	$176,888	+3%	-69%	1,195	$148	$24,089,549	26
Jan 7, 2015	15	$143,943	-19%	-70%	1,195	$120	$24,233,492	27
Jan 8, 2015	-	$107,101	-26%	-88%	1,195	$90	$24,340,593	28
Jan 9, 2015	-	$172,563	+61%	-81%	636	$271	$24,513,156	29
Jan 10, 2015	-	$250,184	+45%	-69%	636	$393	$24,763,340	30
Jan 11, 2015	-	$122,726	-51%	-72%	636	$193	$24,886,066	31
Jan 12, 2015	-	$45,302	-63%	-74%	636	$71	$24,931,368	32
Jan 13, 2015	-	$60,272	+33%	-66%	636	$95	$24,991,640	33
Jan 14, 2015	-	$46,832	-22%	-67%	636	$74	$25,038,472	34
Jan 15, 2015	-	$29,781	-36%	-72%	636	$47	$25,068,253	35
Jan 16, 2015	-	$46,661	+57%	-73%	83	$562	$25,114,914	36
Jan 17, 2015	-	$54,386	+17%	-78%	83	$655	$25,169,300	37
Jan 18, 2015	-	$34,511	-37%	-72%	83	$416	$25,203,811	38
Jan 19, 2015	-	$20,167	-42%	-55%	83	$243	$25,223,978	39
Jan 20, 2015	-	$11,683	-42%	-81%	83	$141	$25,235,661	40
Jan 21, 2015	-	$9,868	-16%	-79%	83	$119	$25,245,529	41
Jan 22, 2015	-	$9,967	+1%	-67%	83	$120	$25,255,496	42
Jan 23, 2015	-	$5,854	-41%	-87%	16	$366	$25,261,350	43
Jan 24, 2015	-	$11,543	+97%	-79%	16	$721	$25,272,893	44
Jan 25, 2015	-	$4,668	-60%	-86%	16	$292	$25,277,561	45
Jan 26, 2015	-	$556	-88%	-97%	16	$35	$25,278,117	46
Jan 27, 2015	-	$1,895	+241%	-84%	16	$118	$25,280,012	47
Jan 28, 2015	-	$1,334	-30%	-86%	16	$83	$25,281,346	48
Jan 29, 2015	-	$1,917	+44%	-81%	16	$120	$25,283,263	49
Jan 30, 2015	-	$7,030	+267%	+20%	69	$102	$25,290,293	50
Jan 31, 2015	-	$11,393	+62%	-1%	69	$165	$25,301,686	51
Feb 1, 2015	-	$3,666	-68%	-21%	69	$53	$25,305,352	52
Feb 2, 2015	-	$2,969	-19%	+434%	69	$43	$25,308,321	53
Feb 4, 2015	-	$2,574		+93%	69	$37	$25,314,352	55
Feb 5, 2015	-	$3,027	+18%	+58%	69	$44	$25,317,379	56

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 12, 2014	5	$8,887,293		979	$9,078	$8,887,293	1
Dec 19, 2014	11	$6,574,027	-26%	1,426	$4,610	$15,461,320	2
Dec 26, 2014	13	$6,139,144	-7%	1,426	$4,305	$21,600,464	3
Jan 2, 2015	16	$2,740,129	-55%	1,195	$2,293	$24,340,593	4
Jan 9, 2015	22	$727,660	-73%	636	$1,144	$25,068,253	5
Jan 16, 2015	37	$187,243	-74%	83	$2,256	$25,255,496	6
Jan 23, 2015	58	$27,767	-85%	16	$1,735	$25,283,263	7
Jan 30, 2015	55	$34,116	+23%	69	$494	$25,317,379	8

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	3/12/2015	$49,173	2	81	164	$195,976	7/7/2015
United Kingdom	5/8/2015	$98,501	0	0	0	$98,501	8/27/2018
Rest of World						$389,885
International Total						$684,362	8/27/2018

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300)	12,249	$684,362
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,101-11,200)	11,150	$684,362
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,801-6,900)	6,862	$684,362
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,201-10,300)	10,225	$684,362
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500)	6,477	$684,362
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,368	$684,362
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600)	2,585	$684,362
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400)	346	$684,362

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800)	4,760	$26,001,741
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000)	3,990	$26,001,741
Top 2014 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	163	$26,001,741
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500)	2,428	$26,001,741
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200)	4,112	$26,001,741
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500)	2,460	$26,001,741
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900)	875	$26,001,741
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,470	$26,001,741
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400)	392	$26,001,741

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 22, 2015	9	33,762		33,762	$463,890	$463,890	1

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 22, 2015	11	13,908		13,908	$285,395	$285,395	1

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